Sunday, July 15, 2007

The San Antonio class LPD is officially an embarrassment for the Navy, unless the Navy enjoys being associated with same kind of nonsense only found on sitcoms and soap operas. The most recent events of the San Antonio class saga has the Navy blaming the shipbuilder, the shipbuilder blaming Congress, and Congress blaming the Navy. Gentleman, here's a tip, using the media to point fingers at each other about the problem doesn't help the situation.

If it wasn't so expensive, and I'm not only talking money here, this whole program would be funny.

New Delhi, July 14 : The Indian Navy has sought a second troop carrier from the US to build on its newly acquired capabilities but Washington would have to clear the sale of the ship before a deal was negotiated, a senior US military officer said Saturday.

"The Indian Navy has expressed interest in the USS Nashville. Congress has not yet approved the ship for transfer (sale). That is likely to happen next year and we can then begin negotiations," Lt. Gen. Jeffrey Kohler, director of the US Defence Security Cooperation Agency, told reporters here.

The San Antonio class LPD is officially an embarrassment for the Navy, unless the Navy enjoys being associated with same kind of nonsense only found on sitcoms and soap operas. The most recent events of the San Antonio class saga has the Navy blaming the shipbuilder, the shipbuilder blaming Congress, and Congress blaming the Navy. Gentleman, here's a tip, using the media to point fingers at each other about the problem doesn't help the situation.

If it wasn't so expensive, and I'm not only talking money here, this whole program would be funny.

New Delhi, July 14 : The Indian Navy has sought a second troop carrier from the US to build on its newly acquired capabilities but Washington would have to clear the sale of the ship before a deal was negotiated, a senior US military officer said Saturday.

"The Indian Navy has expressed interest in the USS Nashville. Congress has not yet approved the ship for transfer (sale). That is likely to happen next year and we can then begin negotiations," Lt. Gen. Jeffrey Kohler, director of the US Defence Security Cooperation Agency, told reporters here.